I've been in the writing cave for a while.

The bad news about the writing cave:

I let the emails / student papers / laundry / dishes / prettymucheverythingthatisn'twriting pile up disastrously.

The good news about the writing cave:

I have a new book. (claps hands together excitedly) A new book! A NEW BOOK!

Yeah, it's going to need some revision, and I will have to creep back into the cave for a few solid intervals between now and January, I'm sure.

But every time I finish drafting a novel, it feels like a miracle.

This novel, especially, feels like a miracle. I've been working on this novel, in one way or another, for about two years, and it's been a story that's been waiting inside of me to write for much, much longer.

(dabs at eyes) Ahem. Anyway. I will tell you way more about it soon, I swear.

Right now I will simply say that it is a contemporary stand-alone that will be out in Winter 2015--that's the plan, anyway.

(goes to wash some dishes)
Posted by Cynthia Hand at 6:07 AM 3 comments: Labels: new book, writing process Find out more information by checking out the author website! Exclusive Content -

The Wigs

Please not the wigs.

“Get out.”

“I didn’t tell her to do it, Ma.”

Enter The Extra Boundless Giveaway Update on Foreign Editions

Thanks again, everybody.

Peace out.

Posted by Cynthia Hand at 10:27 AM 3 comments: Labels: foreign editions, free signed copies!, giveaway

Unearthly Foreign Edition Giveaway

I have too many books.

That's kind of a given, I know.

Therefore I am going to have a big giveaway.

So here we go. The list:

I have the following editions:

Sidenote: can somebody tell me the translation of these titles?

Both are paperback. The UK:

Happy reading, everyone!

Posted by Cynthia Hand at 5:50 PM 10 comments: New York, New Book

Hello. Long time, no read.

I have been busy traveling. And traveling. And traveling. So far this year I have spent almost 3 months, in total, on the road. At first it seemed glamourous and fun, a great adventure, but at this point I'm like, "Oh. It's you, airport." Then I sigh.

But this week I am teaching a summer conference at Sarah Lawrence College in New York, holed up in my very own quaint little dorm room, meeting with students and talking about writing until my voice hurts, and then hiding out in the later hours to write.

I am writing a new book.

And it will be published. Unfortunately I can't tell you much more about it until things are signed and sent and finalized, but I will say two things:

1. It is not related to the Unearthly series. But I hope the fans of the Unearthly series will love it, because I love it, and it is a story that is very near and dear to my heart.

2. I will be reading a bit of this new book at the faculty reading on Friday night. So if you want a preview of my coming work, come out and listen! The reading is open to the public at Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York (you take the Metro North train from Grand Central Station, about 20-25 minutes).

7:30pm, Friday, June 28
Reisinger Auditorium
Sarah Lawrence College
1 Mead Way · Bronxville/Yonkers, NY 10708

Here's a link to the campus map.

I will read, and if you wait for me at the end, I'll have time to talk to you and sign anything you want and give away a few bookmarks and such. So if you're in the New York area, and you want to know something about my new book before anybody else, come out.

Hope to see you there.

And now I must go back to writing, writing, writing, writing, writing!
Posted by Cynthia Hand at 4:26 PM 15 comments: Labels: new book, signings, sorry I haven't blogged much

Want Me To Be Your Teacher?

I wish you were MY teacher.

The deadline for admission is May 1.

Posted by Cynthia Hand at 1:10 PM 3 comments: Labels: Sarah Lawrence College, teaching

Um, Hi . . .

Hey, guys.

And also in May.

And June.

I'm a busy woman.

I'll try to blog more, I promise.

Posted by Cynthia Hand at 8:00 AM 3 comments: Labels: book tour, Boundless, Dark Days, fellow authors

Change of Time For Tomorrow's Event

Books of Wonder!

Posted by Cynthia Hand at 3:22 PM 3 comments: Off to Tour I Go

I know I've been quiet this past couple of weeks. This is because I am totally swamped with book launches and book tours. My inbox is like a battlefield.

Today (in a few minutes, actually) I am off to New York City, to start the big leg of my tour. My bags are packed, I'm ready to go. . .)

Here are the dates and times.

February 2, 1-3pmEvent with Brodi Ashton, Jocelyn Davies, Jodi Meadows
Books of Wonder

February 4, 7pm
Dark Days tour with Brodi Ashton, Veronica Rossi, and Tahereh Mafi
Huntington Beach, California

February 5, 7pm
Little Shop of Stories
Decatur, Georgia

February 6, 7pm
Cary, North Carolina

February 7, 7pm
Harvard Coop
Cambridge, Massachusetts

I can't wait! Touring is one of the best parts of being an author: the big black sedan pulling up to my house, hanging with my fellow author friends, meeting the fans! So exciting!

The big black sedan just pulled up to my house. . .

*is whisked away.*
Posted by Cynthia Hand at 4:51 AM 3 comments: Labels: book tour

Happy Birthday BOUNDLESS!

The day has arrived!

BOUNDLESS is out wherever books are sold!

I'm in curlers right now, and I've just ironed my launch party clothes, and am soon going to meet up with Brodi Ashton (Happy Birthday EVERBOUND!!!!!) to spend the day in blissful preparation for our launch party at 7 at the King's English! There may be a manicure involved. And a sneak to a bookstore to see with wondering eyes our books upon the shelves.

Happy sigh.

I've got a lot to do today, but for now I just want to thank everybody who helped make this happen. Erica. Katherine. John. Catherine. You know who you are. Thank you!

Basically what I'm feeling is this: Happy reading, y'all!
Posted by Cynthia Hand at 7:12 AM 15 comments: Labels: book tour, Boundless, party party party

On Tour

As I write this, we're 1 day and 22 hours 26 minutes from the launch of BOUNDLESS. WHEEEEEEEEEE!

I am so excited to share this book with you!

Anyway, tomorrow I am heading off to Utah, where on Tuesday I will be having an awesome LAUNCH PARTY / SIGNING / EVENT with the amazing and talented Brodi Ashton, whose book EVERBOUND (book 2 of the Everneath series) is coming out the same day as BOUNDLESS. Brodi is a kindred spirit and a good friend of mine, so I can think of nothing better than us having our book launches together. Here's the skinny: The King's English, SLC, Tuesday 1-22, 7pm. Be there.

And then we'll be headed off to Idaho together to do it all over again in Idaho Falls. We'll be doing a barage of school visits in Idaho Falls and then a launch / signing / event at the Idaho Falls Barnes & Noble on Friday night, the 25th, at 6:30 p.m.

And THEN we're driving across the state to Boise to do an event at Hyde Park Bookstore at 4pm on Saturday!

See my facebook page for invites and details to all of these events, and my Events tab above for all the other great places I will be stopping by this winter and spring. Hopefully I can catch up with you somewhere!

1 day 22 hours 21 minutes! Squee!
Posted by Cynthia Hand at 10:39 PM 8 comments: Labels: book tour, Boundless, tour stops

One Week to Go!

One week until BOUNDLESS!

I am now under the ever-pounding waves of pre-launch preparation: designing this season's bookmarks and patches (oh yes, there will be Unearthly patches again this year, Team Tucker or Team Christian!), making sure all my tour clothes fit, picking nail polish colors, filling out the seemingly-never-ending flow of interviews and guest posts, signing copies for other people's giveaways, checking that my Sharpie supply is adequate. You know, author stuff. It's fun. Really. Mostly.

So, a few orders of business to go over. First:

The trailer is here! The trailer is here! I love it!

*Does a little happy dance!*

This year it all feels a bit different from the other years. This is the END, the last book of the series, and it feels so bittersweet to me. Some days I think, I miss Clara. It's been a while since I had her voice in my head. . . And I am so excited to find out what the fans will think of how everything plays out. I hope you like it!

Second: Those of you who entered my Radiant pre-order giveaway, fear not. I have ordered the special-signed something, which is just taking a while to come, so I can sign it and mail it to you. Don't worry--it will get there! And I think you'll really like it. . .

Third: I am about to go on tour. Click above on my Events page to see where and when!

Fourth: I am already on a wonderful blog tour. Check this out. All you ever wanted to know about me and the Unearthly series, and BOUNDLESS, coming your way over the next couple of weeks!

And last: a new giveaway. I am giving away 4 signed copies of the Boundless ARC! All you have to do is share the BOUNDLESS trailer on your facebook page, your twitter feed, or in your own personal blog! You can also enter by spreading around my new countdown widget from the top left corner!
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